Nature
I love to watch the fishing-boats
Translated by William N. Porter (1909) · From A Hundred Verses from Old Japan (Hyakunin Isshu), poem 93
Nature
I love to watch the fishing-boats
Returning to the bay,
The crew, all straining at the oars,
And coiling ropes away;
For busy folk are they.
Cite this poem
MLA
Sanetomo, Minamoto no. “I love to watch the fishing-boats.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-sanetomo/0/.
Chicago
Sanetomo, Minamoto no. “I love to watch the fishing-boats.” Translated by William N. Porter. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/minamoto-no-sanetomo/0/.